Coda in motion. Cul de Sac, Kor'sia

The work, winner of the First Residence of Creation Award of the XXI Concours Chorégraphique Jeunes Compagnies 18Les Synodales 19 in Sens (France), takes as its starting point various scenarios inspired by the sculptures of Juan Muñoz. inspired by the sculptures of Juan Muñoz.

ROGER SALAS

Born in Holguín (Cuba) in 1950, he has been the dance and ballet critic of the newspaper El País for 28 years. As a critic and chronicler, he has been an illustrated witness of the most important events of the specialty worldwide, awarded and recognized by the ballet profession in the most demanding performance forums, from the Venice Biennale to the Mariinski Theater in St. Petersburg or the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. His lectures have reached the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires and the Guggenheim Museum in New York.

In addition to lecturing in different parts of the world, he is the author of numerous books and articles on dance and ballet. 

Enigma and irony, surprise and dialogue. The characters represent the impossibility of deciding where to go, anchored in a labyrinth with no way out. The monochromatic aspect, the nebulous and impenetrable place, drawn and fictitious, allude to life itself, where the characters explore, grow and characterize themselves in order to find a new direction.

The 15-minute piece Cul-de-Sac was presented by Kor 19sia at the XXIème Concours Chorégraphique Jeunes Compagnies 18Les Synodales 19 de Sens (France) in October 2015 winning the First Prize Residence de Création (1er Prix Résidence de création), with a financial contribution for the production of the complete piece in 2016. The president of the Jury was Brigitte Lefèvre.

MEMBERS OF KOR'SIA

Mattia Russo (choreographer / dancer). In 2008 he graduated in dance at the school of Teatro alla Scala in Milan, directed by Frederic Olivieri and since then he has been part of the Ballet of the Generalitat Valenciana, Introdans and in 2012 he joined the National Dance Company under the artistic direction of José Carlos Martínez.

Diego Tortelli (choreographer / dancer). He studied at the Accademia Nazionale di Danza in Rome and at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. He has been part of several companies such as Balletto dell 19Esperia, Luna Negra in Chicago or Le Ballet National de Marseille. She is currently working for the Bavarian State Ballet in Munich and as an assistant for The Bakery.

Antonio de Rosa (choreographer / dancer). He began his ballet studies at the Accademia Nazionale di Roma. He has worked at the Scuola di Ballo Teatro alla Scala, Maggio Fiorentino (Florence) and at the Arena di Verona. In 2009 he joined the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, where he remained until 2011, when he joined the National Dance Company under the direction of José Carlos Martínez.

Giuseppe Dagostino (playwright). Graduated from the Academia Alla Scala in Milan. He was hired by the National Dance Company, working under the direction of Nacho Duato and José Carlos Martínez. In recent years he has worked with international choreographers such as Angelin Preljocaj, Jiri Kylian, Matz Ek, Johan Inger and William Forsythe.

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